 | Book 13 Chapter 117
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | ime vai mānavā loke bhṛśaṃ māṃsasya gṛddhinaḥ
visṛjya bhakṣān vividhān yathā rakṣogaṇās tathā
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| 2 | nāpūpān vividhākārāñ śākāni vividhāni ca
ṣāḍavān rasayogāṃś ca tathecchanti yathāmiṣam
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| 3 | tatra me buddhir atraiva visarge parimuhyate
na manye rasataḥ kiṃ cin māṃsato 'stīha kiṃ cana
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| 4 | tad icchāmi guṇāñ śrotuṃ māṃsasyābhakṣaṇe 'pi vā
bhakṣaṇe caiva ye doṣās tāṃś caiva puruṣarṣabha
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| 5 | sarvaṃ tattvena dharmajña yathāvad iha dharmataḥ
kiṃ vā bhakṣyam abhakṣyaṃ vā sarvam etad vadasva me
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| 6 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 6 | evam etan mahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata
na māṃsāt param atrānyad rasato vidyate bhuvi
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| 7 | kṣatakṣīṇābhitaptānāṃ grāmyadharmaratāś ca ye
adhvanā karśitānāṃ ca na māṃsād vidyate param
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| 8 | sadyo vardhayati prāṇān puṣṭim agryāṃ dadāti ca
na bhakṣo 'bhyadhikaḥ kaś cin māṃsād asti paraṃtapa
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| 9 | vivarjane tu bahavo guṇāḥ kauravanandana
ye bhavanti manuṣyāṇāṃ tān me nigadataḥ śṛṇu
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| 10 | svamāṃsaṃ paramāṃsair yo vivardhayitum icchati
nāsti kṣudrataras tasmān na nṛśaṃsataro naraḥ
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| 11 | na hi prāṇāt priyataraṃ loke kiṃ cana vidyate
tasmād dayāṃ naraḥ kuryād yathātmani tathā pare
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| 12 | śukrāc ca tāta saṃbhūtir māṃsasyeha na saṃśayaḥ
bhakṣaṇe tu mahān doṣo vadhena saha kalpate
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| 13 | ahiṃsālakṣaṇo dharma iti vedavido viduḥ
yad ahiṃsraṃ bhavet karma tat kuryād ātmavān naraḥ
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| 14 | pitṛdaivatayajñeṣu prokṣitaṃ havir ucyate
vidhinā vedadṛṣṭena tad bhuktveha na duṣyati
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| 15 | yajñārthe paśavaḥ sṛṣṭā ity api śrūyate śrutiḥ
ato 'nyathā pravṛttānāṃ rākṣaso vidhir ucyate
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| 16 | kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu yo dṛṣṭo vidhis tam api me śṛṇu
vīryeṇopārjitaṃ māṃsaṃ yathā khādan na duṣyati
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| 17 | āraṇyāḥ sarvadaivatyāḥ prokṣitāḥ sarvaśo mṛgāḥ
agastyena purā rājan mṛgayā yena pūjyate
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| 18 | nātmānam aparityajya mṛgayā nāma vidyate
samatām upasaṃgamya rūpaṃ hanyān na vā nṛpa
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| 19 | ato rājarṣayaḥ sarve mṛgayāṃ yānti bhārata
lipyante na hi doṣeṇa na caitat pātakaṃ viduḥ
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| 20 | na hi tatparamaṃ kiṃ cid iha loke paratra ca
yat sarveṣv iha lokeṣu dayā kauravanandana
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| 21 | na bhayaṃ vidyate jātu narasyeha dayāvataḥ
dayāvatām ime lokāḥ pare cāpi tapasvinām
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| 22 | abhayaṃ sarvabhūtebhyo yo dadāti dayāparaḥ
abhayaṃ tasya bhūtāni dadatīty anuśuśrumaḥ
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| 23 | kṣataṃ ca skhalitaṃ caiva patitaṃ kliṣṭam āhatam
sarvabhūtāni rakṣanti sameṣu viṣameṣu ca
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| 24 | nainaṃ vyālamṛgā ghnanti na piśācā na rākṣasāḥ
mucyante bhayakāleṣu mokṣayanti ca ye parān
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| 25 | prāṇadānāt paraṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
na hy ātmanaḥ priyataraḥ kaś cid astīti niścitam
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| 26 | aniṣṭaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ maraṇaṃ nāma bhārata
mṛtyukāle hi bhūtānāṃ sadyo jāyati vepathuḥ
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| 27 | jātijanmajarāduḥkhe nityaṃ saṃsārasāgare
jantavaḥ parivartante maraṇād udvijanti ca
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| 28 | garbhavāseṣu pacyante kṣārāmlakaṭukai rasaiḥ
mūtraśleṣmapurīṣāṇāṃ sparśaiś ca bhṛśadāruṇaiḥ
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| 29 | jātāś cāpy avaśās tatra bhidyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
pāṭyamānāś ca dṛśyante vivaśā māṃsagṛddhinaḥ
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| 30 | kumbhīpāke ca pacyante tāṃ tāṃ yonim upāgatāḥ
ākramya māryamāṇāś ca bhrāmyante vai punaḥ punaḥ
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| 31 | nātmano 'sti priyataraḥ pṛthivyām anusṛtya ha
tasmāt prāṇiṣu sarveṣu dayāvān ātmavān bhavet
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| 32 | sarvamāṃsāni yo rājan yāvajjīvaṃ na bhakṣayet
svarge sa vipulaṃ sthānaṃ prāpnuyān nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 33 | ye bhakṣayanti māṃsāni bhūtānāṃ jīvitaiṣiṇām
bhakṣyante te 'pi tair bhūtair iti me nāsti saṃśayaḥ
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| 34 | māṃ sa bhakṣayate yasmād bhakṣayiṣye tam apy aham
etan māṃsasya māṃsatvam ato budhyasva bhārata
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| 35 | ghātako vadhyate nityaṃ tathā vadhyeta bandhakaḥ
ākroṣṭākruśyate rājan dveṣṭā dveṣyatvam āpnute
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| 36 | yena yena śarīreṇa yad yat karma karoti yaḥ
tena tena śarīreṇa tat tat phalam upāśnute
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| 37 | ahiṃsā paramo dharmas tathāhiṃsā paro damaḥ
ahiṃsā paramaṃ dānam ahiṃsā paramaṃ tapaḥ
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| 38 | ahiṃsā paramo yajñas tathāhiṃsā paraṃ balam
ahiṃsā paramaṃ mitram ahiṃsā paramaṃ sukham
ahiṃsā paramaṃ satyam ahiṃsā paramaṃ śrutam
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| 39 | sarvayajñeṣu vā dānaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu cāplutam
sarvadānaphalaṃ vāpi naitat tulyam ahiṃsayā
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| 40 | ahiṃsrasya tapo 'kṣayyam ahiṃsro yajate sadā
ahiṃsraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā
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| 41 | etat phalam ahiṃsāyā bhūyaś ca kurupuṃgava
na hi śakyā guṇā vaktum iha varṣaśatair api
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